Bible Dictionaries
Cockcrowing
Holman Bible Dictionary
The third watch of the night in the Roman system (Mark 13:35 ), thus midnight until 3 a.m. The Jewish system had only three watches. The Roman had four.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Cockcrowing'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/c/cockcrowing.html. 1991.